Yep…that was my Thursday night.  And I’m sure I wasn’t alone in Milwaukee’s North Shore and East Side, which felt the brunt of the storm with over 7 inches of rain.

After arriving at my parents house in Shorewood at around 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, I hopped on the computer to check for information on the storm, when it began to downpour.  The difference with this downpour was, though, it didn’t stop.

Sure, we tried to sit down and eat dinner, but about three bites in, I heard a weird flowing noise coming from my parents’ basement, where we saw their basement window well turned into an aquarium.  The window well was full of water and streaming down the wall.

Luckily, we were able to get buckets and gather the water within minutes.  And although my dad and I got a drenched on the 10-foot walk from the house to the garage to fetch the shop vac, we took care of things quickly.

We’ve had our family’s basement flooded once before, but after tonight’s experience, I feel extremely lucky that we heard what we did WHEN we heard it, or we could have had a much more serious water situation.  My heart goes out to everyone who will be cleaning up for the next few days.

And, it helps us remember…the next time you’re sitting for that nice, quiet dinner with the family and you get an annoying phone call or a solicitor at the door, it could be much, MUCH worse.

Have a safe, DRY weekend.

1.) Anytime a doppler radar is referred to as “super,” “mega,” “plus,” “mondo,” or any other adjective, take a drink.

2.) Anytime a roving reporter talks to someone in the neighborhood who complains about shoveling, take a drink.

3.) Anytime a reporter uses a ruler to measure the snow — or Fox 6 mentions their new “stick cam,” take a drink.

4.) Anytime a roving reporter checks in using a web-based “skype” camera, take a drink.

5.) Anytime the skype camera’s audio or video cuts out, finish your drink!

Happy snow coverage, and have fun!

(DISCLAIMER: Tony Lorino, 99.1 WMYX and its parent company Entercom Communications do not condone the abuse of alcohol, or the use of alcohol by anyone under the age of 21.  So, don’t really try this at home…because you may have a LITTLE too much to drink if you actually do this!)

I was talking to some of my fellow Packers fans and they mentioned that this could be a hard season for the Green and Gold because we’ll be facing 4 playoff teams on the road. No specific dates have been released yet.

Green Bay Packers
Home: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins

Away: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, New York Jets

I had been a 4-6 a day diet soda drinker.  And although diet soda isn’t as “bad” for you as regular soda is, it’s also not very good for you either; the caffeine can dehydrate your body, and drinking more water keeps all of your bodies organs and systems working well.  So starting three years ago this week, I made sure I was drinking 64 oz. of water everyday…and it got me on the right track.  Within a few months, I was off and running at The WAC with my trainer Nicole, and in time, I was off to a MUCH healthier lifestyle (and smaller waist)!

And no, you’re not going to lose a ton of weight JUST by drinking water.  But, it’s a good thing to do, and a healthy part of any fitness/health plan.  So, hydrate up today…and good luck with your resolution too!

What is your New Year’s resolution?   I have decided in 2010 I will tweet more than I did in 2009.   It may not be the healthiest resolution since excessive tweeting can lead to not leaving the house, hours upon hours of not speaking, and carpal tunnel.   But I recently found a website that measures the amount of tweets being sent per day, per hour, per month and with the numbers in millions you have to wonder if these twitter people are on to something.   Here is to many more tweets in 2010.   If you want to follow how many tweets have been sent so far today just click here.

If you don’t have a twitter account yet, it is easy to set up by clicking here.

You can follow me on twitter (which makes it more fun to tweet) by clicking here

Happy New Year!

NEW YORK (AP) — The New Year’s Eve crystal ball that drops in Times Square will have a new kind of sparkle when it descends at the stroke of midnight Thursday, and revelers will be able to toast 2010 without popping a cork.

Organizers of the celebration unveiled a new design Sunday for nearly 300 Waterford crystal triangles to be installed on the giant ball. The crystals feature an interlocking ribbon pattern, woven into a Celtic knot, to illustrate the theme for 2010, “Let There Be Courage.”

Plus this year you can have fun with your i-phone on NYE…click here to find out what app you must have.

source: latimes.com